| Regimental number | 3886 |
| Place of birth | Cowra, New South Wales |
| School | Public School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Canowindra, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Height | 5' 10.25" |
| Weight | 149 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, George Barthomelow Smith, Canowindra, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for enlistment on account of eyesight) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 30th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/47/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 30th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
| Age at death | 25 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | Crucifix Corner Cemetery (Plot V, Row E, Grave No. 21), Villers-Bretonneux, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 117 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Hannah SMITH, 61 Fitzroy Street, Surry Hills, New South Wales |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 6363 Pte Claude Lester SMITH, 17th Bn, killed in action, 9 October 1917; 6362 Pte Ernest Joseph James SMITH, 17th Bn, returned to Australia, 30 January 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 24 August 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 11 October 1916, and marched in to 8th Training Bn, Codford. Proceeded overseas to France, 17 December 1916; taken on strength, 30th Bn, in the field, 23 December 1916. Admitted to Anzac Corps Rest Station, 26 December 1916 (dental); rejoined Bn, in the field, 27 December 1916. Admitted to 39th Casualty Clearing Station, 22 January 1917 (mumps); transferred to 14th Stationary Hospital, Boulogne, 24 January 1917; to No 1 Convalescent Depot, 3 March 1917; to 14th Stationary Hospital, 13 March 1917 (suspected mumps); to England, 14 April 1917 (mumps and debility), and admitted to Cleaning Hospital, Eastleigh, 15 April 1917; to Kitchener's Military Hospital, Brighton, 23 April 1917 (pleurisy and debility); discharged on furlough, 8 May 1917, to report to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 23 May 1917. Marched in to Overeas Training Brigade, 8 August 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 17 October 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 26 October 1917. Admitted to 8th Australian Field Ambulance, 27 December 1917 (defective vision), and transferred to 83rd General Hospital; rejoined Bn, in the field, 27 December 1917. Found guilty, 6 March 1918, of being absent from morning parade, 5 March: awarded 1 day's Field Punishment No 2. Found guilty, 7 April 1918, of drunkenness in the field whilst on Active Service, 5 April 1918: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2. Killed in action, 8 August 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, SMITH Arnold Joseph |
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